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by Elizabeth Kirwin

Syndicating text on the internet, or posting it widely at article sumbission portals, can generate income for a business and be a great long term web site promotion strategy.

What is Article Submission?
Article submission services provide a wider venue for text-based materials (such as articles, press releases, or blogs) on the Internet. By launching the writer’s work into the proper digital venues, the author is assured of multiple publications on web sites and ezines nationally, and internationally. The author does not receive payment for articles upon publication. Payment comes in the form of a three to four sentence bio with a link to an email and a web site. These links have real value on the Internet and are viewed as payment. Readers who are intrigued with article content click through to the author’s web site or email to make further inquiries.

Benefits of Article Submission Services
The benefits of article submission services are great for search engine marketing (SEM). Articles setup permanent back links when published on prominent article publication and Real Simple Syndication (RSS) sites. It helps if the article submission list is cultivated. The list should contain the most popular sites editors are inclined to visit for content. The article submission service should have a list of longstanding, high-ranking web portal sites with lots of ‘Googlejuice.’ This means that to be any good, web portal sites must maintain high traffic rankings -- in the hundreds of thousands of hits per month range. Google then associates the web site being promoted with the high-ranking sites where articles are published, and archived.

Article Submission Boosts Web Site Rankings
What happens when a timely article is published on say 20-30 web portal sites? This creates immediate back-links to the web site being promoted. Google and other Search Engine bots and spiders periodically crawl for links and include the number and quality of the links as criteria in search engine ranking.

Use Article Submission Software at Your Own Peril
Article submission software is available – from programmers who are attempting to ride the wave of popularity of article submission on the worldwide web. Remember, web article sites are owned and run by real individuals and companies. Many of these companies detest article submissions that arrive in an automated fashion. In fact, their programmers put in place controls to weed out automated article submissions. For example, once a user is registered to a web site with a username and pass code, he or she is sent an email to verify ownership of the account. The user must click the link on the email to activate the account. Articles are reviewed by an editorial staff in many cases, and accepted or declined from sites. Editors do not want to spend time wading through piles of articles generated by article factories. They want original submissions by real writers and they have distaste for and mistrust of article submission services.

How Do I Submit My Articles?
Anyone can benefit from submitting articles on the Internet. Perhaps there is a new product or service to be promoted, a book, movie or musical piece, or a personal viewpoint. Whatever it is, the Internet can provide a wider venue for it – provided the right article submission service is used to syndicate the information.

Don’t delay in bringing a message to the world. Utilize an effective article submission service, and these tips, to launch a business, idea, product or service on the worldwide web.

Author's Biography:

Elizabeth Kirwin is co-founder of http://www.sidhecommunications.com,'>http://www.sidhecommunications.com, a traditional PR/Marketing firm that specializes in web site development, web site promotion, search engine marketing, and keyword writing. Ms. Kiriwin has published her writing nationally and internationally for 20 years. Sidhe Communications employs organic SEO strategies that include press release and article writing and syndication, blogging services, and keyword rich web site content development.Vist http://www.sidhecommunications.com or email ekirwin@bellsouth.net.

Posted on: January 24,2007

Email: ekirwin@bellsouth.net
Website: http://www.sidhecommunications.com